At approximately 4:30am this morning 21st of December thieves broke into a property on the Leafield Road in Shipton Under Wychwood and stole car keys and then stole 2 cars off the drive way.

If you have any further information please contact police and quote crime reference number 43240616556 .

We are experiencing an extremely high number of vehicle thefts at the moment where thieves are breaking into homes specifically for your car keys.

Please don't make it easy for burglars, don't leave your keys in view, in a fruit bowl, console table or on a hook by the front/back door.

Consider additional security measures for your home and your vehicles.

Such as;

Steering wheel lock

Gear stick and handbrake lock

Pedal lock

Vehicle tracker

Vehicle immobiliser 

Close and lock gates at the end of your drive way

A Faraday box to keep your keys in and keep the box hidden

CCTV that streams straight to you phone.

 Close and lock back and side gates

A safe to store your jewellery.

Leave a light on overnight if you are not home or consider light timers which turn on/off different lights in your home.

If you are going away, find a way to make the property look lived in. Ask a friend or neighbour to regularly go in and out of your house.

Ensure doors and windows are locked. Consider additional window locks.

A burglar alarm. On 2 cases, burglars were scared off when the alarms activated when they were trying to break in.

Look on the internet to see what extra security features you can install on you home.